In this issue of the Journal, Nissen and Wolski1 report theresults of a meta-analysis of treatment trials of rosiglitazone,as compared either with other therapies for type 2 diabetesor with placebo. Eligible studies included randomized trialsthat lasted for at least 24 weeks. The prespecified primaryend points of interest were myocardial infarction and deathfrom cardiovascular causes. The authors identified 42 eligiblestudies, many of which were small or short-term trials, thatincluded a total of 158 myocardial infarctions and 61 deathsfrom cardiovascular causes. They used the Peto method to combinedata from the trials. In . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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From the Cardiovascular Health Research Unit, Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Services, University of Washington, and the Center for Health Studies, Group Health, Seattle (B.M.P.); and the Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC (C.D.F.).
This article (10.1056/NEJMe078099) was published at www.nejm.org on May 21, 2007.
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